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Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat, how it's produced, and what all this means for the Australian economy
A mango undersupply looms, the honey bee industry faces varroa mite challenge and sugar cane could create a new type of milk.
The latest on varroa, surviving as a young family in the outback, and what are wine "fines" and why do vegan's disapprove?
The frontier spirit is back in the Top End, but are they refusing to face up to realities? And warnings that new national animal welfare laws could lead to egg shortages.
Australians waste around 7.6 million tonnes of food every year, with all the efforts of fertilising, irrigating and transporting thrown in the bin.
On Countrywide how competition for high speed internet is heating up in the bush, the animal welfare case in a piggery in WA and a warning from Climate scientists about the likelihood of 'the strongest El Niño ever measured, by far'.
Australian spanner crab companies hope their crustaceans could be the next product to regain entry to China, goat meat is more affordable than lamb but harder to find at your local butcher, and find out why strawberry prices have gone up at the supermarket.
Serious animal welfare concerns have been raised after 31 cattle died in the transport and offloading of a livestock vessel between Darwin and Broome. Australia's agricultural industry faces a nationwide challenge - accessibility but it doesn't have to be that way. When you want to grow dragon fruit in Samoa, expert help can be hard to come by so one farmer found an unlikely ally in a fellow farmer in Queensland
How a satellite outage caused chaos in Australia's ag industry, heated discussions in WA at meetings ahead of the phase out of the live sheep export industry and graziers are breaking the stereotype that forests and farming don't mix.
Cyclone Ilsa has touched down, how is barley, an agricultural crop, at the centre of helping improve Australia's relationship with China? A 'BIG' Australian thing could be getting a makeover, and what are cockles and how can you eat them?
Biosecurity remains top priority for Australia's agricultural industry after authorities seized 40 tonnes of high risk foods, why Australia is falling behind when it comes to getting electric vehicles, and how Easter food trends are changing.
On Countrywide this week: La Nina on the way out, mountains of mangoes, record crops, and controversy at the Bureau of Meteorology.
Wool worries, an avocado oversupply, and musings on the state of long-distance education for families on remote farms.
Countrywide this week looks at a couple of records for shearing and sheep yardings, live exports, the review of immigration in Australia, and the ongoing floods in NSW.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat and where it's grown. This week we look at turning bruised fruit into ice-cream, the rise of Buffalo meat, and Australia's booming hemp industry.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia. This week, we're talking about Australia's difficulties with Indonesia, livestock and more.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Playing a video game on a tractor display might not seem like a big deal, but cybersecurity experts around the world are concerned.
The odds are now on for a triple-dip La Niña and with already soaked catchments and a complementary driver in the west, it won't take much before the water has nowhere to go.
The Murray Darling Basin is a long way to go to meet water saving targets, the Chinese Ambassador discusses trade tariffs on Australian goods, Tiger prawn season gets underway in the NT, and organic beef producers in Queensland raise concerns about fracking
Indonesian authorities confident Foot and Mouth can be controlled, researchers prepare for Australia's next mice plague, a key commitment for the Murray Darling Basin Plan can't be met
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Livestock producers across Australia are on high alert following the detection of foot and mouth disease in Indonesia, avocado growers are dumping their fruit by the truckload as production outstrips demand.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
JBS' scandalous corporate practices, cattle dying on railroads and ripening bananas in South Australia
A first farm buyer's scheme, coffee prices jump up and some farmers call BS on Coles carbon neutral beef products
A special celebration for the honey bee in Australia, plus the next step in preventing a deadly disease in cattle arriving in Australia.
More Australian agriculture produce is set to flow to India, with the federal government finally signing a major free-trade deal after nearly 10 years.
More Australian agriculture produce is set to flow to India, with the federal government finally signing a major free-trade deal after nearly 10 years.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Australian farmers are on notice after the European Union this week revisited animal welfare regulations relating to tail docking.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
From the dumping of avocados to seasonal workers absconding Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat, how it's produced and what all this means for the Australian economy
The NSW government announces a rescoped plan for Menindee Lakes as the Murray Darling water saving deadlines approach, calls for meatworkers to be first in line to get the COVID-19 booster jabs and South Australian rock lobster fishers search for new markets as China's trade ban continues.
Calls to stop prosecutions of aboriginal cultural fishers in New South Wales, charges dismissed against a grazier accused of breaching cultural heritage protections and the rural woman of the year has been announced.
The National Farmers' Federation urges the National Party to support compensation for farmers affected by state government land-clearing laws, some of Australia's largest farming co-operatives are using financial incentives to drive up vaccination rates and a leading safety expert welcomes new quad bike laws but says the regulations do not go far enough.
What role does agriculture have to play in a zero carbon emissions policy, China is pushing the price of phosphate fertiliser to decade highs and a Kelpie sells for $29,000 at SA's first working dog auction.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Economists now expect the Australian farm sector will produce 73 billion dollars of produce this financial year... so are we on track to hit the industry's target of $100 billion dollars by 2030?
Increased exports, drought and new foods are at the centre of a 150 million dollar research splurge that was announced this week.
Increased exports, drought and new foods are at the centre of a 150 million dollar research splurge that was announced this week.
A section of the community has turned to a livestock parasite medicine in the fight against COVID-19, against the advice of medical professionals.
A section of the community has turned to a livestock parasite medicine in the fight against COVID-19, against the advice of medical professionals.
From the halls of parliament to the record breaking saleyards of NSW, Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia.
From the next generation of dairy farmers to the future of fungi Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia.
From a pigeon abattoir opening in Queensland, a healthier sugar alternative and black garlic beer all on this episode of Countrywide
From a frost in Brazil pushing the value of Aussie coffee up to research looking at Australians who might be fooled by plant based meat product labels.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
From a spotlight shone on the Murray Darling Basin Plan to trade disputes with China and a massive avocado glut causing plummeting prices. Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia.
ow From the UK Australia free trade agreement to low fish stocks in Queensland and a record price for a working dog. Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia.
From ransom payments to the mouse plague and a tractor buying spree. Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat. We look at how it's produced, the politics involved and what all this means for the Australian economy.
From smoke taint in grapes to beef in China and a bumper cotton crop, Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat. We look at how it's produced, the politics behind it and what all this means for the Australian economy.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Biosecurity funding is one of the big ticket items in the upcoming budget, so what does it mean for Australian producers, plus are wineries turning away from the Chinese market?
Despite China's direct trade relationship with Australia being pretty grim, the nations hunger to import commodities from other countries has contributed to a global price jump across most markets.
Despite China's direct trade relationship with Australia being pretty grim, the nations hunger to import commodities from other countries has contributed to a global price jump across most markets.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
The labour shortage continues to affect farmers across the country, seasonal workers from the Solomon Islands have arrived to help the harvest and Australia's 'peanut capitol' is running out of local nuts.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
In parts of NSW the big wet is causing loss and destruction, while in other areas it's breaking years of drought and is Australia's $160 million export hay industry the latest casualty of ongoing trade tensions with China?
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
The federal government launches a new initiative that pays farmers for planting trees, canola prices reach decade highs and Australian wool producers say a new plant-based product should not be allowed to market itself as vegan wool.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
A WA saleyard becomes a refuge for animals and residents during the Perth Hills bushfire, record high cattle prices could soon be facing a market correction and COVID-19 causes a world wide ginger shortage.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide reports on the politics of food and farming; China imposes more tariffs and farm value rises to $65B in 2020
Countrywide explores the labour shortage that Australians don't want to fill, the winemakers' despair at China's new tariffs and mystery surrounds salmon outbreak from Tasmanian farms.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat. We look at how it's produced, and what all this means for the Australian economy.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat. We look at how it's produced, and what all this means for the Australian economy.
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat. We look at how it's produced, and what all this means for the Australian economy
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat
Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat.
A $600-million deal to sell Lion's Dairy and Drinks portfolio to China Mengniu Dairy has been abandoned, the Tiger prawn season is ramping up in northern Australia and an ag-tech company has created a device that tracks and reports on bees in near real time.